What are the responsibilities and job description for the AAA VFX Artist position at Ascendion?
About Ascendion :
Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000 Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.
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About the Role:
Position: AAA VFX Artist
Location: Redmond, WA
Summary:
The purpose of the team is Art management, focusing on partner teams for a game in the Unreal Engine. This role is seeking an experienced Senior VFX Artist with Unreal Engine expertise to oversee and guide the quality of external partner-created VFX assets and support the environment art team with external partner management for an upcoming Halo title.
Minimum Qualifications & Skills:
- 5 years of experience as a VFX Artist in AAA game development, with a strong focus on external team oversight.
- Deep understanding of Unreal Engine’s Niagara VFX system and real-time rendering principles. Proven experience overseeing external partner teams, including feedback loops, quality control, and process alignment.
- Strong grasp of performance optimization, memory budgets, and LODs for real-time VFX across platforms.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and documentation skills to support external development success.
3 Hard Skills Required Years of Experience
- Minimum 3 years experience with Management and/or leadership experience on a game team
- Minimum 3 years experience with Realtime VFX production
- Recent Unreal Engine experience
Salary Range: $ 82,000 - 90,000 Annually - Factors that may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [09-10 days/hours of paid time off]
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Salary : $82,000 - $90,000
